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PowerPoint add-in tools are an important category of eLearning authoring software, and a developer or manager can spend a lot of time comparing their features when it comes time to select one. Design & Development Tools Development Strategies Management Rapid DevelopmentThis month’s review will save you much of that effort! Joe reports on six of the most prominent tools, in easy-to-use tabular format. MORE

Bryan Chapman from the Chapman Alliance informed me this morning about the completion of a study they started last month to collect data about the time and cost of custom elearningdevelopment. The study categorizes custom elearning into 3 levels as below: Level. Level 1 eLearning (Basic). NOTE: PowerPoint-to-eLearning often falls into this category. 2010). MORE

I came across this mind map by Cammy Bean which covers nearly all the tools available for creating/authoring eLearning content. For example, a feature that lets users “import” existing PowerPoint presentations into the authoring tool is different from authoring and publishing eLearning content from within PowerPoint (using a plug-in toolbar). When do I use it? SCORM 1.2, MORE

One of the biggest challenges online training developers have is that they often have no background in online training. Online training is very different than face-to-face training, yet many classroom trainers inherit the online learning developer role simply because their organization has decided to begin offering online training. also recommend reading relevant articles and blogs. MORE

Despite the many naysayers, PowerPoint is a fine place to start with eLearningdevelopment – whether the ultimate goal is to just convert those presentations to actual courseware or to use the deck as an initial storyboard for further development with more substantial tools like Storyline or Captivate (or any of the other plethora of eLearning tools). PowerPoint has a place in eLearningdevelopment. I’ve worked with hundreds of PPT files over the years, from standard presentations to pre-production storyboards to ILT conversion. Always? MORE

So often I get a call from subject matter experts (SME) and other stakeholders regarding elearning courses asking, "Can''t you just send me the PowerPoint?" My answer of "There is no PowerPoint" is usually not received well and followed by a tone of disbelief. I don''t deny them a PowerPoint because they will probably compromise the instructional integrity of the courses, which is possible, or because I am selfish. So, here is the deal: Most courses are developed with tools that are not PowerPoint. An example I have is Articulate Studio. Thanks. MORE

I was messing around with Articulate Storyline and found myself wondering: are the popular rapid elearningdevelopment tools being held captive by the learning industry’s past? Every year they are adding new features, which is great, but at the same time these new features are all built upon the same foundation – and in many cases this foundation is Microsoft PowerPoint. MORE

And then many organizations force draconian template rules on all elearning courses, regardless of their purpose. worked for a multi-billion dollar company that had one official PowerPoint template that had to be used for all things PowerPoint regardless of what was being built. Of course this was disastrous when it came to some of our elearning courses. Tidbits. MORE

It’s important to realize that these can mean one thing to you and your association and something different to an eLearning vendor or instructional designer. I am not the final word on any of these definitions, but I hope they’ll provide some clarity. With that said, let’s look at some common eLearning buzzwords. This is the ultimate goal of all eLearning. Interactive. MORE

Time has rendered the question of whether a modern enterprise needs eLearning, irrelevant. As an effective, convenient, lower maintenance, and cheaper alternative to traditional classroom learning, eLearning is the perfect fit for the modern, knowledge-based economy, and the often thin margins in which competitive businesses must operate. eLearning corporate trainingConclusion. MORE

Having a solid foundation in PowerPoint is a must when using rapid content authoring tools to create online learning. Many rapid content authoring tools are either based on or an add-on to PowerPoint (PPT), including: Adobe Captivate, Articulate Presenter, iSpring Presenter, Articulate Presenter, Articulate Storyline, as well as Digitec’s own Direct-to-WEB. Include interactivity. MORE

PowerPoint is probably the single best multimedia application available because of its versatility. You can create presentations, rapid elearning courses, illustrations, videos, mobile learning and even books for publishing. PowerPoint also offers ease of entry. PowerPoint Tip 1: Step Away from the PowerPoint Template. So everything has a distinct PowerPoint look. MORE

Reviews are a key part of developing any eLearning. Storyboards are often made in Word or PowerPoint. They’re blueprints for an eLearning course with explanations of what’s supposed to happen, proposed audio narration, approximately what the screens will look like, etc. In my experience, they’re also one of the steps that cause the most confusion and delays. MORE

If you’re new to eLearning or online training, it can seem like you’re wading through alphabet soup with all the various anagrams and terminology used in this industry. Grab a spoon, and let’s dig in to the soup, with this eLearning glossary. For many, their first experience with eLearning was educational computer games delivered via CD Rom. Had your fill of alphabet soup? MORE

Assuming a typical one hour eLearning costs $35,000. Develop images only for some 20% of the content. Develop exercises, tests, games and simulation only on the 10% of the 20%. • Use HTML, PDF, Word, PowerPoint, etc. Oftentimes industry experts calculate eLearningdevelopment time by computing seat time. Tags: LMS eLearning e-Learning authoring MORE

Do you ever need eLearning clipped out people photos for your courses? Each eLearning clipped out people photo pack can easily be used within most rapid elearning software (Articulate Presenter, Adobe Captivate, Lectora, Rapid Intake, Adobe Presenter, Adobe Flash, PowerPoint and many more). Tags: Sponsors eLearning You’re in luck! We’ve shot the same models in dozens of poses and removed the background so you can create your own scenarios. See the People Cutout Images. MORE

The question is becoming more and more common — “Should I use PowerPoint (PPT) or Prezi?” But whereas PowerPoint tends to progress linearly from one slide to the next in a fixed sequence, Prezi uses “paths” to move between content by zooming out to reveal a big-picture overview, or zooming in to show details. So when could Prezi shine as an eLearning tool? Interactivity. MORE

The Clipart library has been available within the PowerPoint and MS Word programs since the mid-1990s. There are a few reasons why Bing images, which is the option being presented by Microsoft, may not be the most viable option for tracking down the digital assets you’ll need for creating in PowerPoint, Word, or any other program. eLearningPowerpoint Resouces Resources powerpointMORE

What do you picture when you hear the word “eLearning”? Chances are everyone thinks of something slightly different, based on their personal experiences. I’d like to share my first impressions of it, from back before I’d ever heard of “eLearning.” That’s where my brain goes when I hear “eLearning,” and I have fond memories of it. Kid Meets Computer Games. That didn’t matter. MORE

Pre-developed Templates! We have been making and using eLearning templates for years. If you need to quickly developeLearning courses, using templates is the way to go. developed this entire course in about an hour! In my example below I used Articulate , a rapid eLearning software that leaverages PowerPoint. I 100 PowerPoint Course Style. MORE

One of the fundamental things drummed into people who have embarked down the path of the eLearningdeveloper is the need to start your development project with a detailed and well planned storyboard. From this document/PowerPoint/flowchart/drawing, your content can be planned, screens can be devised, interactions envisaged and source material can be sculpted so as […]. MORE

by Kevin Siegel If Microsoft PowerPoint is your starting point for developingeLearning content, you can reuse that content in any of the top eLearningdevelopment tools including Adobe Presenter , Adobe Captivate , and TechSmith Camtasia Studio. You can select all of the PowerPoint slides or pick and choose. MORE

Geared toward e-learning developers and instructional designers. Authoring Tools for developers. The biggest problem facing the industry in the past few years are the lack of course authoring tools for e-learning developers and instructional designers. documentary maker and iPhone/iPad/iPod touch developer kit. Ability to use PowerPoint. Geared towards the masses. MORE

Online training programs are often called eLearning. An LMS’s first job is to organize them, whether they’re PowerPoint presentations, recorded webinars, or something else. People always want to know how their association could benefit from a Learning Management System (LMS). To To help explain, let me present a little scenario. Johnson!” Your boss calls to you. Never fear! MORE

A few years back, I was at a workshop where the PowerPoint team was showing some of the new features in the soon-to-be-released PowerPoint 2010. The PowerPointdeveloper demonstrated how to customize the ribbon toolbar in PowerPoint. And that’s a pretty powerful feature, especially for rapid elearningdevelopers. No need to fret, though. Cropping. MORE

Raptivity, the award-winning software for creating rapid e-Learning interactivities is speaking at eLearning Africa conference in Benin. Manager – Business Development of Harbinger Knowledge Products will be presenting on the topic “Interactivity Paradigm shifts to Mobile Learning” [.]. Vinod Ganjoo, Sr. MORE

Game developers like Ubisoft, Activision, Blizzard spend millions of dollars on research to learn what game play elements engage which demographic. However, you may want to consider creating an early prototype – perhaps even just in PowerPoint. According to BigFish games, 58% of Americans play video games , with 68% of that population older than 18. Demographics – Men are from Mars…. MORE

There is still a lack of standardization across devices and amongst networks across geographical areas resulting in mlearning content development being somewhat constrained. Before beginning to develop mLearning on their own, they should keep in mind some technical considerations. Here are some authoring tools that claim to let authors develop content targeted at mobile devices. MORE

Elearning has been around for a couple decades, and it is only the past few years that organizations have really started to understand the dynamic benefits that custom elearningdevelopment can deliver to business results. Gone are the days of stale powerpoint decks being passed off as intelligent elearning. By leveraging a custom elearning approach, organizations are able to tailor elearning to their business strategy and relish in greater returns on their learning investments. The ability to developelearning at the pace of the business needs. MORE

All eLearning designers dreamed of the endless possibilities. Would eLearning designers overcome the Curse of the Blank PowerPoint Slide? Many eLearning designers look at a blank slide/page and have a hard time overcoming the “curse of the blank slide. eLearning templates offer great benefits. PowerPoint Templates. Flash eLearning Templates. MORE

Recently Trivantis, makers of the eLearningdevelopment program Lectora, announced the release of Snap! Primarily it is a PowerPoint to Flash conversion tool with additional features for eLearningdevelopment such as narration recording , quiz assessments , and LMS publishing. Inserting additional objects into PowerPoint has always been a pain. by Lectora. MORE

As an Education Director, you see the writing on the wall, and have decided that eLearning is the answer your association’s needs. But wait…How will you explain eLearning to your Executive Director? If you’re part of a corporation, maybe you’ve decided that training and employee development would be more efficient if it were all online. An LCMS? MORE

It can be difficult to understand eLearning terms when they’re used interchangeably. Maybe there’s an existing PowerPoint presentation, or other resource, that can be updated and repurposed. Can they make that revised PowerPoint presentation interactive? Which is which and how do you know when to use them? It sounds like they’re the same thing, right? Wrong. Are they similar? MORE

by AJ George I've heard from several eLearningdevelopers expressing their frustration over being given lackluster PowerPoint presentations and asked to magically transform them into effective and engaging eLearning lessons and courses. Are Perhaps you are creating the PowerPoint presentations as well? Are layout and design concerns really that different when a PowerPoint presentation supports a public speaker, an online meeting/class or webinar, or is used for eLearning? " eLearningPowerPointMORE

by AJ George Here's the scenario: You are an eLearningdeveloper and receive a PowerPoint presentation from another party (a client, colleague, SME, etc). You've decided to paste some of the slides into another PowerPoint presentation following your own finely crafted master layouts. Having a problem getting PowerPoint to behave? PowerPointAfter you do this, you notice the formatting didn't quite take. Perhaps the bullets are positioned incorrectly. Maybe the title is incorrectly formatted. Try this to clean up the mess. MORE

If you are involved in the elearning industry, then there is a strong possibility that you have at some point needed a rapid elearningdevelopment tool for course creation. Popular Rapid ELearning Software Programs. 1. iSpring – If you are new to the elearning industry, you might have to dig a little before coming across iSpring. MORE

When you’re considering a new elearning project, how much thought do you give to the size of the instructional design shop that you’re engaging for elearningdevelopment? hand off the storyboard to a developer, who works with separate graphic artists, photographers, voice-over talent, learning management systems administrators, and a project manager who keeps us all on task. MORE

If you are involved in the elearning industry, then there is a strong possibility that you have at some point needed a rapid elearningdevelopment tool for course creation. Popular Rapid ELearning Software Programs. 1. iSpring – If you are new to the elearning industry, you might have to dig a little before coming across iSpring.

Having a solid foundation in PowerPoint is a must when using rapid content authoring tools to create online learning. Many rapid content authoring tools are either based on or an add-on to PowerPoint (PPT), including: Adobe Captivate, Articulate Presenter, iSpring Presenter, Articulate Presenter, Articulate Storyline, as well as Digitec’s own Direct-to-WEB. Include interactivity.

The question is becoming more and more common — “Should I use PowerPoint (PPT) or Prezi?” But whereas PowerPoint tends to progress linearly from one slide to the next in a fixed sequence, Prezi uses “paths” to move between content by zooming out to reveal a big-picture overview, or zooming in to show details. So when could Prezi shine as an eLearning tool? Interactivity.

PowerPoint is probably the single best multimedia application available because of its versatility. You can create presentations, rapid elearning courses, illustrations, videos, mobile learning and even books for publishing. PowerPoint also offers ease of entry. PowerPoint Tip 1: Step Away from the PowerPoint Template. So everything has a distinct PowerPoint look.

The Clipart library has been available within the PowerPoint and MS Word programs since the mid-1990s. There are a few reasons why Bing images, which is the option being presented by Microsoft, may not be the most viable option for tracking down the digital assets you’ll need for creating in PowerPoint, Word, or any other program. eLearningPowerpoint Resouces Resources powerpoint

by Kevin Siegel If Microsoft PowerPoint is your starting point for developingeLearning content, you can reuse that content in any of the top eLearningdevelopment tools including Adobe Presenter , Adobe Captivate , and TechSmith Camtasia Studio. You can select all of the PowerPoint slides or pick and choose.

Geared toward e-learning developers and instructional designers. Authoring Tools for developers. The biggest problem facing the industry in the past few years are the lack of course authoring tools for e-learning developers and instructional designers. documentary maker and iPhone/iPad/iPod touch developer kit. Ability to use PowerPoint. Geared towards the masses.

I was messing around with Articulate Storyline and found myself wondering: are the popular rapid elearningdevelopment tools being held captive by the learning industry’s past? Every year they are adding new features, which is great, but at the same time these new features are all built upon the same foundation – and in many cases this foundation is Microsoft PowerPoint.

Bryan Chapman from the Chapman Alliance informed me this morning about the completion of a study they started last month to collect data about the time and cost of custom elearningdevelopment. The study categorizes custom elearning into 3 levels as below: Level. Level 1 eLearning (Basic). NOTE: PowerPoint-to-eLearning often falls into this category. 2010).

by AJ George I've heard from several eLearningdevelopers expressing their frustration over being given lackluster PowerPoint presentations and asked to magically transform them into effective and engaging eLearning lessons and courses. Are Perhaps you are creating the PowerPoint presentations as well? Are layout and design concerns really that different when a PowerPoint presentation supports a public speaker, an online meeting/class or webinar, or is used for eLearning? " eLearningPowerPoint

PowerPoint add-in tools are an important category of eLearning authoring software, and a developer or manager can spend a lot of time comparing their features when it comes time to select one. Design & Development Tools Development Strategies Management Rapid DevelopmentThis month’s review will save you much of that effort! Joe reports on six of the most prominent tools, in easy-to-use tabular format.

Elearning has been around for a couple decades, and it is only the past few years that organizations have really started to understand the dynamic benefits that custom elearningdevelopment can deliver to business results. Gone are the days of stale powerpoint decks being passed off as intelligent elearning. By leveraging a custom elearning approach, organizations are able to tailor elearning to their business strategy and relish in greater returns on their learning investments. The ability to developelearning at the pace of the business needs.

The Clipart library has been available within the PowerPoint and MS Word programs since the mid-1990s. There are a few reasons why Bing images, which is the option being presented by Microsoft, may not be the most viable option for tracking down the digital assets you’ll need for creating in PowerPoint, Word, or any other program. eLearningPowerpoint Resouces Resources powerpoint

by Kevin Siegel If Microsoft PowerPoint is your starting point for developingeLearning content, you can reuse that content in any of the top eLearningdevelopment tools including Adobe Presenter , Adobe Captivate , and TechSmith Camtasia Studio. You can select all of the PowerPoint slides or pick and choose.

Geared toward e-learning developers and instructional designers. Authoring Tools for developers. The biggest problem facing the industry in the past few years are the lack of course authoring tools for e-learning developers and instructional designers. documentary maker and iPhone/iPad/iPod touch developer kit. Ability to use PowerPoint. Geared towards the masses.

by AJ George Here's the scenario: You are an eLearningdeveloper and receive a PowerPoint presentation from another party (a client, colleague, SME, etc). You've decided to paste some of the slides into another PowerPoint presentation following your own finely crafted master layouts. Having a problem getting PowerPoint to behave? PowerPointAfter you do this, you notice the formatting didn't quite take. Perhaps the bullets are positioned incorrectly. Maybe the title is incorrectly formatted. Try this to clean up the mess.

Time has rendered the question of whether a modern enterprise needs eLearning, irrelevant. As an effective, convenient, lower maintenance, and cheaper alternative to traditional classroom learning, eLearning is the perfect fit for the modern, knowledge-based economy, and the often thin margins in which competitive businesses must operate. eLearning corporate trainingConclusion.

One of the fundamental things drummed into people who have embarked down the path of the eLearningdeveloper is the need to start your development project with a detailed and well planned storyboard. From this document/PowerPoint/flowchart/drawing, your content can be planned, screens can be devised, interactions envisaged and source material can be sculpted so as […].

Despite the many naysayers, PowerPoint is a fine place to start with eLearningdevelopment – whether the ultimate goal is to just convert those presentations to actual courseware or to use the deck as an initial storyboard for further development with more substantial tools like Storyline or Captivate (or any of the other plethora of eLearning tools). PowerPoint has a place in eLearningdevelopment. I’ve worked with hundreds of PPT files over the years, from standard presentations to pre-production storyboards to ILT conversion. Always?

And then many organizations force draconian template rules on all elearning courses, regardless of their purpose. worked for a multi-billion dollar company that had one official PowerPoint template that had to be used for all things PowerPoint regardless of what was being built. Of course this was disastrous when it came to some of our elearning courses. Tidbits.

If you’re new to eLearning or online training, it can seem like you’re wading through alphabet soup with all the various anagrams and terminology used in this industry. Grab a spoon, and let’s dig in to the soup, with this eLearning glossary. For many, their first experience with eLearning was educational computer games delivered via CD Rom. Had your fill of alphabet soup?

It’s important to realize that these can mean one thing to you and your association and something different to an eLearning vendor or instructional designer. I am not the final word on any of these definitions, but I hope they’ll provide some clarity. With that said, let’s look at some common eLearning buzzwords. This is the ultimate goal of all eLearning. Interactive.

When you’re considering a new elearning project, how much thought do you give to the size of the instructional design shop that you’re engaging for elearningdevelopment? hand off the storyboard to a developer, who works with separate graphic artists, photographers, voice-over talent, learning management systems administrators, and a project manager who keeps us all on task.

What do you picture when you hear the word “eLearning”? Chances are everyone thinks of something slightly different, based on their personal experiences. I’d like to share my first impressions of it, from back before I’d ever heard of “eLearning.” That’s where my brain goes when I hear “eLearning,” and I have fond memories of it. Kid Meets Computer Games. That didn’t matter.

So often I get a call from subject matter experts (SME) and other stakeholders regarding elearning courses asking, "Can''t you just send me the PowerPoint?" My answer of "There is no PowerPoint" is usually not received well and followed by a tone of disbelief. I don''t deny them a PowerPoint because they will probably compromise the instructional integrity of the courses, which is possible, or because I am selfish. So, here is the deal: Most courses are developed with tools that are not PowerPoint. An example I have is Articulate Studio. Thanks.

Pre-developed Templates! We have been making and using eLearning templates for years. If you need to quickly developeLearning courses, using templates is the way to go. developed this entire course in about an hour! In my example below I used Articulate , a rapid eLearning software that leaverages PowerPoint. I 100 PowerPoint Course Style.

A few years back, I was at a workshop where the PowerPoint team was showing some of the new features in the soon-to-be-released PowerPoint 2010. The PowerPointdeveloper demonstrated how to customize the ribbon toolbar in PowerPoint. And that’s a pretty powerful feature, especially for rapid elearningdevelopers. No need to fret, though. Cropping.

As an Education Director, you see the writing on the wall, and have decided that eLearning is the answer your association’s needs. But wait…How will you explain eLearning to your Executive Director? If you’re part of a corporation, maybe you’ve decided that training and employee development would be more efficient if it were all online. An LCMS?

It can be difficult to understand eLearning terms when they’re used interchangeably. Maybe there’s an existing PowerPoint presentation, or other resource, that can be updated and repurposed. Can they make that revised PowerPoint presentation interactive? Which is which and how do you know when to use them? It sounds like they’re the same thing, right? Wrong. Are they similar?

Game developers like Ubisoft, Activision, Blizzard spend millions of dollars on research to learn what game play elements engage which demographic. However, you may want to consider creating an early prototype – perhaps even just in PowerPoint. According to BigFish games, 58% of Americans play video games , with 68% of that population older than 18. Demographics – Men are from Mars….

Reviews are a key part of developing any eLearning. Storyboards are often made in Word or PowerPoint. They’re blueprints for an eLearning course with explanations of what’s supposed to happen, proposed audio narration, approximately what the screens will look like, etc. In my experience, they’re also one of the steps that cause the most confusion and delays.

I came across this mind map by Cammy Bean which covers nearly all the tools available for creating/authoring eLearning content. For example, a feature that lets users “import” existing PowerPoint presentations into the authoring tool is different from authoring and publishing eLearning content from within PowerPoint (using a plug-in toolbar). When do I use it? SCORM 1.2,

Assuming a typical one hour eLearning costs $35,000. Develop images only for some 20% of the content. Develop exercises, tests, games and simulation only on the 10% of the 20%. • Use HTML, PDF, Word, PowerPoint, etc. Oftentimes industry experts calculate eLearningdevelopment time by computing seat time. Tags: LMS eLearning e-Learning authoring

One of the biggest challenges online training developers have is that they often have no background in online training. Online training is very different than face-to-face training, yet many classroom trainers inherit the online learning developer role simply because their organization has decided to begin offering online training. also recommend reading relevant articles and blogs.

There is still a lack of standardization across devices and amongst networks across geographical areas resulting in mlearning content development being somewhat constrained. Before beginning to develop mLearning on their own, they should keep in mind some technical considerations. Here are some authoring tools that claim to let authors develop content targeted at mobile devices.

Online training programs are often called eLearning. An LMS’s first job is to organize them, whether they’re PowerPoint presentations, recorded webinars, or something else. People always want to know how their association could benefit from a Learning Management System (LMS). To To help explain, let me present a little scenario. Johnson!” Your boss calls to you. Never fear!

Recently Trivantis, makers of the eLearningdevelopment program Lectora, announced the release of Snap! Primarily it is a PowerPoint to Flash conversion tool with additional features for eLearningdevelopment such as narration recording , quiz assessments , and LMS publishing. Inserting additional objects into PowerPoint has always been a pain. by Lectora.

Do you ever need eLearning clipped out people photos for your courses? Each eLearning clipped out people photo pack can easily be used within most rapid elearning software (Articulate Presenter, Adobe Captivate, Lectora, Rapid Intake, Adobe Presenter, Adobe Flash, PowerPoint and many more). Tags: Sponsors eLearning You’re in luck! We’ve shot the same models in dozens of poses and removed the background so you can create your own scenarios. See the People Cutout Images.

All eLearning designers dreamed of the endless possibilities. Would eLearning designers overcome the Curse of the Blank PowerPoint Slide? Many eLearning designers look at a blank slide/page and have a hard time overcoming the “curse of the blank slide. eLearning templates offer great benefits. PowerPoint Templates. Flash eLearning Templates.